Gizmo Dorks Bronze 3D Printing Filament Review

I was looking for threads with a nice metallic look. Filler ColorFabb Brass was too brittle and crumbly. I've always liked Gizmo Dork's PLA, so I decided to try their metallic bronze. WOW! I am very happy with the results! I first printed a temperature tower with it, which led me to choose 220 as my print temperature. This temperature provided good layer adhesion, good overhang properties and appeared to give the highest gloss. I used it to print my latest design (The Overland) and am very…

So the first few prints were pretty decent. Even at high details/low print speeds, the quality of fine details is inferior to traditional PLA. Gritty is the best adjective I can use. But the real problem is how fragile the reel is. After I used about half the spool, the filament kept coming loose during printing. It didn't have high or fast cruising speeds, it just has such a sharp natural curve from winding onto the reel that it's CONSTANTLY breaking. I actually threw away the last 1/3 of the…

This is **NOT** the same as ColorFAB copper-filled filament. This is a PLA filament with approx. 5% copper powder. It cannot be reworked or polished. However, it prints well with PLA settings, at around 50mm/s on my LulzBot TAZ 6, and the end result looks very "coppery". Three stars for misrepresenting their product. To determine how much copper is actually in this thread. I cut and weighed a piece of natural PLA 100mm, then a piece of this PLA 100mm. The mass difference should be based on what